The Mixstress Workshop | Face Mist Elixir

Most people think face mists are pointless but they’re one of those products that I just can’t get by without. They brighten up my complexion, fix make-up disasters when I’ve applied too much, give me much needed moisture when I’m flying and help to achieve a dewy complexion but so many of the face mists in the market are just far too expensive when I know that I can mix up one for myself. I love the Caudalie Beauty Beauty Elixir but, alcohol is second in the ingredients list and I try my hardest to not use products with alcohol as I find them drying.

The full ingredients list in the Caudalie Beauty Elixir:

Water, alcohol, bitter orange flower water, glycerin, rosemary leaf oil, potassium alum, peppermint oil, orange flower oil, commiphora myrrha extract, styrax benzoin resin extract, balm mint leaf oil, rosa damascena flower oil, grape extract, citral, citronellol, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, linalool.

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This face mist is inspired by the Caudalie Beauty Elxir but without the alcohol. The two main ingredients are rose water straight from Morocco which I get from Sheabutter Cottage, a great British brand and I get the orange water from Naturally Thinking which is another British brand where I get many of my supplies from.

YOU’LL NEED

A spritz bottle

1/2 a bottle of rose water

1/2 a bottle of orange water

2 drops of peppermint essential oil

3 drops of sweet orange essential oil

3 drops of lavender essential oil

DIRECTIONS

Pour both the rose water and orange water into the spritz bottle.

Carefully add the drops of essential oil to the water.

To make sure the essential oils and water mix well, shake it. They may separate from time to time so do this again.

The Mixstress Workshop | Avocado Deep Moisture Hair Butter Treatment

I can’t even begin to explain how nourishing, hydrating and wonderful this treatment this is! Avocado is a super ingredient for your hair that I just can never get enough of be it in the form of avocado oil, butter or an actual avocado, take advantage ladies. You’ll be onto a winner if you do!

This mask is best used before shampooing as it’s quite oily and shampoo will thoroughly remove all the oil and butter but, will still leave your hair unbelievably soft. Out of the butters I’ve tried, avocado butter is definitely the one that my hair likes the most and I know your hair will love it too. Like always, a dollop of honey helps to attract much needed moisture to your locks as it’s a humectant. When looking for products for dry hair, humectants like honey and glycerin (vegetable glycerin for all you Muslimahs, vegans and vegetarians out there) are what to look for in the ingredients.

Many of you ladies ask where I get these oils and butters from, Sheabutter Cottage is an amazing online shop where you get your hands on raw shea butter, argan oil and my beloved Bentonite clay. I believe they ship worldwide so you international Mixstresses can join in on the fun too!

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons of avocado butter

2 tablespoons of avocado oil (substitute for any other oil)

1 spoon of honey

DIRECTIONS

Avocado butter is quite fluffy and easy to work with, so there’s no need to melt it down. Instead, just pour your oil and honey into the butter and whisk them into each other with an electric whisk until they’re fully mixed together.

Apply the butter to dry hair and leave in for at least 1 hour to ensure your hair gets the most out of the butter. For me, the longer the better so I find a day where I’m least busiest and leave the mask in for a minimum of 3 hours!